‘Two and a Half Men’ Sets Return Date; Prince Hates Digital Music

‘Two and a Half Men’ Sets Return Date: Viewers will learn the fate of Charlie Sheen’s character Charlie Harper on the comedy “Two and a Half Men” in September. The star was booted from the show earlier this year, and CBS later named Ashton Kutcher as a replacement for the erratic star. The date for the big reveal: Sept. 19. [WP]

‘Twilight’ Leads Teen Choice Awards: “Twilight Saga: Eclipse” received 11 nominations for the coming Teen Choice Awards. Other notables battling it out for a surf board this year include Justin Bieber, Adele, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Eminem, Nicki Minaj, and “American Idol.” Viewers can vote for winners online until the show airs on August 7. [LAT]

Diablo Cody to Direct: Diablo Cody is trading her pen in for a camera. The “Juno” writer will make her directorial debut with “Lamb of God,” a film about “a young conservative religious woman who loses her faith after a plane crash, decides to go to Las Vegas to live the life of a sinner, and on her journey finds her way back to her faith.” Cody, who recently received bad news after her show “United States of Tara” was cancelled, will team up with “500 Days of Summer” producer Mason Novick for the new film. [Deadline]

Prince Hates Digital Music: During an interview with the Guardian, Prince shared his thoughts on changes taking place in the music industry. “We made money [online] before piracy was real crazy,” Prince said. “Nobody’s making money now except phone companies, Apple and Google. I’m supposed to go to the White House to talk about copyright protection. It’s like the gold rush out there. Or a carjacking. There’s no boundaries. I’ve been in meetings and they’ll tell you, Prince, you don’t understand, it’s dog-eat-dog out there. So I’ll just hold off on recording.” As for digital music, the artist is not a fan. “I personally can’t stand digital music,” he said. “You’re getting sound in bits. It affects a different place in your brain. When you play it back, you can’t feel anything. We’re analogue people, not digital.” [The Guardian]

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